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29 Aug 2011
Guigang ( Guangxi ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 10,606
Population (million) 4.8
GDP (RMB billion) 43.9
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 22.2%
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 41.5%
Tertiary Industry (Service) 36.3%
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 9,125
Unemployment Rate 3.6%
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 29
Utilized FDI (USD million) N.A.
Total Import & Export (USD million) 143
Export (USD million) N.A.
Import (USD million) N.A.
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 18.1
Source Source: Guigang Economic and Social Development Report 2009

   

 
Introduction
 

Guigang is located in the southeast part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in the geometric center of Nanning, Liuzhou, Beihai and Wuzhou. It covers an area of 10,606 sq km. Its population is 4.8 million.

Guigang has a subtropical monsoon climate with plenty of rain and no extremely hot summer or bitter cold winter. The average temperature is 21.5°C, while the average annual precipitation is 1,500 mm.

Guigang is rich in natural resources. It is an important production base for grain, sugar, fruit, livestock and aquatic products. Reserves of limestone, gibbsite and manganese amount to 200 billion tons, 200 million tons and 20 million tons, respectively.

Guigang is one of the most important water transport hubs in Guangxi. The Xijiang River is able to accommodate thousand-ton ships. Via the water-route, it takes less than 30 hours to reach Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. In 2009, the cargo throughput of the Guigang Port was 33.9 million tons, rising 8.9% from the previous year. It is one of the largest inland river ports in western China. In addition, the Guangzhou-Nanning Expressway, the State Highway 324 and the State Highway 209 run through the city.
 
Economic Features
 
Guigang realized GDP of RMB 43.9 billion in 2007, representing a rise of 23.3% year on year. The city's GDP accounted for approximately 5.7% of Guangxi's total, and ranked eighth in the autonomous region.

The agricultural sector generated industrial output of RMB 9.7 billion in 2009, accounting for 22.2% of the city's GDP. Secondary industry (industry and construction), the largest contributor to the city’s economy, realized value-added output of RMB 18.2 billion, accounting for 41.5% of the city's total.

Building materials, chemicals, forest products processing and paper making are the city's pillar industries. According to the eleventh five-year plan (2006-2010), production capacity of high-grade cement of Guigang is expected to reach 20 million tons. By the end of 2010 Guigang is supposed to be the largest cement production base in Guangxi as well as an important building material base in southern China.

By the end of 2009, there were 15 industrial parks in Guigang, covering 133.3 sq km in total. Over 380 enterprises have been established in theses parks. In 2009, the 15 industrial parks generated industrial output of RMB 14.6 billion in total, increasing by 25.4% from 2008.      

The service sector generated value-added output of RMB 15.9 billion, contributing 36.3% of the city's total GDP in 2009. During 2009, 5.3 million tourists visited the city, 17% more than in the previous year, while tourism income totaled RMB 2.4 billion, increasing 43% compared to the previous year.

In 2009, the total value of imports and exports amounted to US$143 million, decreasing 12.6% year on year. The city’s major trading goods are unwrought manganese, zinc oxide, plywood and textile products. Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea are the major trading partners of Guigang.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

Guigang is a city with over two thousand years of history. It has been an important political and military fortress and business center since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Beginning in the Ming Dynasty, Guigang was administrated as a Guixian County. In 1988, Guigang was officially promoted by the State Council to be a prefecture-level city.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

Guigang is rich in tourism resources. It is the tourism center of history, culture, and religion in southeastern Guangxi. Major tourism attractions include the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising Site, Guiping Xishan Scenic Area, Longtan National Forest Park, Rattan Gorge Scenic Area, and Ping Tian Shan Forest Park. Guiping Xishan Scenic Area is state-level scenery spot as well as a famous Buddhist holy place.

Longan, lychees, Maojian tea, lotus root, and meat pigeons, are well known local products both at home and abroad.

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